Director & Producer: BARAK HEYMANN
Co- Director & Cinematographer: LUKASZ KONOPA
Editor: SHIRA HOCHMAN
Original Music: ALBERTO SHWARTZ, JANEK DUSZYNSKI
Sound Design & Mix: AVIV ALDEMA
Researcher: TALI SHAMIR-WERZBERGER

Co-produced with Vision House

With the support of:

The Rabinovich Foundation for the Arts |  Israel Ministry of Culture and Sport | Israel Lottery Council For Culture & Arts | CoPro – Israeli Content Marketing Foundation | Polish Film Institute | THE ROBERT WEIL FAMILY FOUNDATION | SVT | ZDF/ARTE | Knowledge Network Corporation |  AVROTROS

Israeli artist Dani Karavan has created nearly 100 environmental installations all across the world. He has won some of the most prestigious international art awards and is constantly asked to speak or lecture about his groundbreaking work.

Yet Karavan is far from satisfied. His monumental structures are rapidly deteriorating. His advanced age is starting to catch up with him. The political climate in his country is driving him mad, as does the director of the documentary being made about him, whose questions betray his infuriating artistic ignorance. In addition, Karavan becomes embroiled in a serious political and artistic conflict over his latest commission, a monument to Polish nationals who had risked their lives saving Jews during World War Two.

“High Maintenance” is a cinematic reflection of its namesake. It is a straightforward, yet intricate film, emotional and personal without being melodramatic, and as painful as it is humorous and passionate.

Awards

• Best Editing Award at Jerusalem Film Festival | Israel
• Best Documentary Award at Jozi Film Festival | South Africa
• Special Mention at Beyond Borders Film Festival | Greece
• Special Jury Mention at OFF CINEMA | Poland
• Best Cinematography Award at Arte Non Stop Festival | Argentina

Festivals

• Jerusalem Film Festival (in competition) 2020 | Israel
• Hot Docs (in competition) 2021 | Canada
• DocsBarcelona (closing film) 2021 | Spain
• Krakow Film Festival (in competition) 2021 | Poland
• Biografilm 2021 | Italy
• Toronto Jewish Film Festival 2021 | Canada
• Ischia Film Festival 2021 | Italy
• São Paulo Film Festival 2021 | Brazil
• DocLisboa 2021 | Portugal
• Beijing International Film Festival 2021 | China
• Hamburg Filmfest 2021 | Germany
• Buffalo International Film Festival 2021 | USA